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Flanders must not lose the “war for talent”

5 January 2022

Since 2019, a so-called “single permit” has been in force: an electronic residence permit that contains both a work permit and a residence permit. This makes it possible to attract foreign talents to our labour market. However, the processing time for such an application is almost three months. “We …

The N-VA wishes you a happy and healthy 2022!

1 January 2022

Let’s raise a glass together to the new year! All representatives, committee members and employees of the N-VA wish you a prosperous 2022, with good health and an extra portion of happiness. Our party secretariat is closed from Friday 24 December through Friday 31 December. On Monday 3 January we …

Plans for the Brussels reception centre for illegal migrants send the wrong signal

31 December 2021

The Brussels government wants to set up a reception and referral centre for illegal migrants in Haren by the end of this year. Completely the wrong signal, according to Brussels N-VA MPs Mathias Vanden Borre and Gilles Verstraeten. This will have the effect of a pull factor. Brussels has become an …

Social housing barely adapted to the needs of Brussels residents

28 December 2021

Figures requested by Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre show that 13,356 or 37% of social housing dwellings are not adapted to the needs of their residents. For example, there were no fewer than 6,623 dwellings that were overcrowded (or dwellings that were too small) in 2020, and a similar number of …

“The non-agreement on the nuclear phase-out is reckless”

23 December 2021

MP Bert Wollants responds to the first news that there is an agreement to close all nuclear power plants by 2025. “After a night of negotiations, it was thus agreed not to decide until March,” Bert Wollants says. So it has been decided not to decide. This means that our security of supply remains …

Every year, 30,000 animals are slaughtered in Brussels without sedation

22 December 2021

Over 30,000 cattle, sheep and goats are slaughtered without sedation in Brussels every year. That becomes clear from the response of Brussels Minister of Animal Welfare, Bernard Clerfayt (Défi party), to a question from Cieltje Van Achter (N-VA). Cieltje Van Achter is calling for an urgent ban on …

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